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The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptillian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running.

But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. The ship, which has seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her troubled past. When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn’t expecting much.

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